| A Retargetable C Compiler: Design and Implementation Contributor(s): Hanson, David R. (Author), Fraser, Christopher W. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0805316701 ISBN-13: 9780805316704 Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional OUR PRICE: $66.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 1995 Annotation: This new text examines the design and implementation of Icc, a production-quality, retargetable compiler, designed at AT&T Bell Laboratories and Princeton University for the ANSI C programming language. The authors' innovative approach - a "literate program" that intermingles the text with the source code - gives a detailed tour of the code that explains the implementation and design decisions reflected in the software. And while most books describe toy compilers or focus on isolated pieces of code, the authors have made available the entire source code for a real compiler. Structured as a self-study guide that describes the real-world tradeoffs encountered in building a production-quality compiler, A Retargetable C Compiler is also useful to individuals who work in application areas using or creating language-based tools and techniques. Features: discusses the implementation and design tradeoffs made while constructing a real ANSI C compiler, illustrating the interaction between theory and practice; covers compiler theory only as needed to understand the implementation of Icc, focusing instead on practical, applied issues; encourages a deeper understanding of programming in C, by providing C programmers with a tour of the language from the perspective of compiler authors; includes coverage of code generators for the MIPS R3000, SPARC, and Intel 386 and its successors; and provides access to the full source code for the Icc compiler, the three back ends, and the code-generator generator, either on disk or via FTP. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Computers | Compilers - Computers | Programming Languages - C |
| Dewey: 005.453 |
| LCCN: 94-24583 |
| Physical Information: 1.27" H x 7.16" W x 9.24" (2.02 lbs) 584 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Examining the implementation of lcc, a production-quality, research-oriented retargetable compiler, designed at AT&T Bell Laboratories for the ANSI C programming language, this book is designed for professionals who seek a detailed examination of a real-world compiler. A thorough and accurate picture of the lcc compiler is provided, and a line-by-line explanation of the code demonstrates how the compiler is built. The accompanying disk holds the full source code for the lcc compiler, the three back ends and the code-generator. |